Home decor

Christmas lights are already shining on the streets and we can finally say yes to the Christmas spirit! I just love how easy it is to lighten up the room with just a few little decorations and tricks: DIY Christmas tree (made by my mom, I love how creative she is!), golden garlands, hot chocolate and Christmas songs. Is there anything else I need for a perfect Christmas? I guess not, but we are halfway there are I still need to search for a few decorations from last year. Until then I’ll just stick to the decoration I already installed in my boyfriend’s apartment last week. Here is my list of Christmas essentials that always brighten up my mood in December:

strolling around town with a cup of mulled wine in your hands♥ adding a few drops of orange essential oil to the evaporator♥lighting up some candles♥ adding golden garlands and fairy lights everywhere you can♥listening to a playlist of Christmas songs on Youtube ♥

Another essential is a cup of yummy hot chocolate! The recipe is very simple, even if you don’t have a hot chocolate mix in your cupboard: mix three teaspoons of corn starch and three teaspoons of cacao with a cup of cold vanilla rice milk and slowly bring to boil while stirring constantly. Then cook it on low heat for another few minutes, add a teaspoon or two of honey and pour in your favorite mug! ❆

Next week, L’Occitane will give a uniqe opportunity to take a look at their storage unit in Ljubljana. Their garage sale, which will take place between 21 and 29 October (12 – 19 p.m.), will offer decor and furniture from their collections for very low prices. Those who attended the Beauty bloggers conference were kindly invited to take a peek and choose a few items that would brighten up a part of our apartments. I went for a cute bouquet of peonies and a glass serving stand I’ll be using in the bathroom from now on. And this is my before and after photo! I may be biased, but I think my area where I put new cosmetics to try it out is now much much cuter!

Unfortunately, Ikea does not have a shop in Slovenia yet, so we have to make a short jump across the border every time. Scandinavian minimalism is nevertheless always within reach and each visit of the web site or their shop convince me to buy something over and over again. I have been viewing Ikea collections of bowls and mugs for quite some time and managed to go shopping this week end. I am going to focus on my favorites ♥

I have bought two beige and two pink POKAL mugs. They are bigger than average (they hold 4 dcl) and are great for tea or a big coffee. Next I got two pink bowls from the same collection and two beige bowls from the LUGN collection. I was so happy to finally get the mugs and the bowls that I tested both the same day! I prepared a coffe with homemade hazelnut milk (will make it again at the end of the week!) and a bowl of greek yogurt with a banana, blueberries, pices of coconut and nuts.

Aaand because I “by the way” saw a package of four bigger white candles and a package of four glass pots for tea light candles, I carefully put both of them in the basket too. I am already waiting for my next visit and will enjoy the new bowls and mugs until then :)